NBA Schedule - 2/12 Bucks at Thunder - 6:30Trail Blazers at Jazz - 8:00Mavericks at Lakers - 9:00

1878 – Harvard’s Frederick Thayer receives and official US patent number for the invention of the catcher’s mask. 1908 – An auto race from New York to Paris (through Alaska and Siberia) begins. George Schuster wins the race, which takes him 88 days. 1909 – American runner James Clark sets a world record time in the marathon at 2:46:52.6 in New York City. 1937…

NBA Schedule - 2/11 Hawks at Hornets - 6:00Wizards at Cavaliers - 6:00Bucks at Magic - 6:00Bulls at Celtics - 6:30Pacers at Nets - 6:30Knicks at 76ers - 6:30Pistons at Raptors - 6:30Clippers at Rockets - 7:00Trail Blazers at Timberwolves - 7:00Heat at Pelicans - 7:00Thunder at Suns - 8:00Kings at Jazz - 8:00Grizzlies at Nuggets - 8:00Spurs at Warriors - 9:00

1928 – The Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland open. 1970 – The Atlanta Hawks set an NBA record for points in the second half by putting up 97 in the second half in a 155-131 win over San Diego. 1971 – John Believau of the Montreal Canadiens scores his 500th career goal. 1973 – The Philadelphia 76ers lose their 20th game in a…

1920 – Baseball outlaws all pitches that involve tampering with the baseball. 1949 – Joe Fulks of Philadelphia scores 63 points in a 108-87 win over Indianapolis to set an NBA scoring record that would last for nearly a decade. 1952 – The Baltimore Bullets play a 48 minute game against the Fort Wayne Pistons and do not make a single substitution. The Bullets…

1895 – The sport of volleyball is invented by WG Morgan in Massachusetts. 1942 – The Philadelphia Phillies temporarily change their name to the “Phils”. 1960 – The AFL and NFL agree to a no tampering pact. 1966 – The NHL expands to double the size of the league, adding teams in Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and St. Louis. 1971 –…

1936 – Jay Berwanger from the University of Chicago is the first player ever selected in the NFL Draft. Berwanger is drafted by the Eagles and then traded to the Bears. 1945 – Paul Brown agrees to coach the new expansion football team in Cleveland, which would later be named the Browns in his honor. 1962 – Wilt Chamberlain sets a single-season scoring record…

1949 – Joe DiMaggio signs a new contract with the Yankees, making him the first player in MLB history to earn over $100,000 per season. 1959 – The Chicago White Sox are sold to Bill Veeck for $27 million. 1976 – Darryl Sittler of the Toronto Maple Leafs sets an NHL record for points in a game by scoring six goals to go along…

1958 – Ted Williams signs a contract with the Boston Red Sox for $135,000 making him the highest paid player in baseball history at the time. 1970 – The NBA expands to 18 teams by adding franchises in Buffalo, Cleveland, Houston, and Portland. 1990 – Brett Hull of the St. Louis Blues scores his 50th goal of the season. With the milestone, Hull and his…

1919 – Charges against Cincinnati’s Hal Chase of throwing games and betting against his team are dismissed by National League president John Heydler. 1921 – The Yankees purchase 20 acres in the Bronx to build Yankee Stadium.  1960 – Bill Russell grabs 51 rebounds in Boston’s 124-100 victory over the Syracuse Nationals. He’s the first player in NBA history to grab over 50 boards…